School Bus Driver Resume Sample

Writing resumes is stressful for a bunch of people, but it does not have to be. There are plenty of ways to become more efficient with resume writing, and if you need some extra assistance, then our experts are available to help. We asked our specialists to review a school bus driver resume sample, and there are some general tips to be learned that can be applied to anyone regardless of the field you are going into.

No need to use complete sentences in summary

Your resume should begin with a comprehensive summary of all the things that make you qualified for the job you are attempting to gain. However, you do not need to use complete sentences and third person pronouns within this section. This sample resumes summary right now looks like this: I have been a bus driver for the past 8 years. It has given me great experience in dealing with different situation. I have a great personality and work well with others. I am looking to expand my career in a different direction now that my kids are grown. Would like to get into a different field other than driving kids. You would want to rewrite it, so it goes like this: Bus driver for the past eight years. Great experience in dealing with different situations. Great personality and work well with others. Looking to expand career in a different direction now that kids are grown. Would like to get into a different field other than driving kids.

Implement bullet points when discussing work history

The information given in the work experience section is presented in paragraphs when in actuality you would want to utilize lists. Again, complete sentences are not essential, so you could reformat the material given for her time at Goffstown Truck Center/STA to be like this:

Driving a Route for Goffstown Truck Center for the past 8 years.

Mainly a trip driver and also a substitute driver on other routes.

Driving sports teams to various parts of New Hampshire as well as going into Boston for school trips.

In the interest of being as descriptive as possible, you generally want to aim to have a minimum of five points for each place of work, so this sample should have a couple extra details added. However, we are not done with this list yet.

Write in present tense for current positions

You want to ensure everything on your resume is grammatically correct, so any jobs you currently work at should be written in the present tense. Although this person presently works at Goffstown Truck Center/STA, the verbs are all over the place, so you could rewrite this list like this:

Drive a route for Goffstown Truck Center for last eight years.

Work as a trip driver and a substitute driver on other routes.

Transport sports teams to various parts of New Hampshire as well as go into Boston for school trips.

You also want to try to use a variety of verbs to begin each bullet point.

How to deal with discussing being a stay at home mom

If you are or used to be a stay at home mother, then you may not know how to bring it up on a resume. In the event that being a stay at home parent creates a gap on your resume, it would be best to bring it up. There are certainly plenty of skills to be learned by taking care of children, but you want to be wary of when and how you talk about it. On this resume sample, since she has experience as a bus driver after she was a stay at home mom, she could probably just leave it out and focus on her time as a bus driver. Too many errors on a resume can seriously endanger your chances of getting a new job. Educate yourself about the dos and donts of resume writing, and utilize QuintCareer’s Resume Builder if you require it.

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